Megalamphodus socolofi (Weitzman, 1977)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Megalamphodus socolofi, the spotfin tetra, lesser bleeding heart tetra or greenbacked bleeding heart tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in northern South America, where it is restricted to the Rio Negro basin of Brazil. The spotfin tetra is found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Megalamphodus socolofi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:09:10.526387+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Megalamphodus socolofi (Weitzman, 1977)
- Name authority
- (Weitzman, 1977)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Megalamphodus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAcestrorhamphidae Eigenmann, 1907
- subfamilyMegalamphodinae Carvalho, Lima & Melo, 2024
- genusMegalamphodus Eigenmann, 1915
- speciesMegalamphodus socolofi (Weitzman, 1977)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Megalamphodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Megalamphodus eques (Steindachner, 1882) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus sweglesi Géry, 1961 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus micropterus Eigenmann, 1915 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus epicharis (Weitzman & Palmer, 1997) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus bentosi (Durbin, 1908) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1846311 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:V94H7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.